Say the shift, the unit, and how much lifting the job takes before the first interview. Ask whether the person has moved patients before, and how they were trained to do it.
A hospital that copies a national midpoint will lose transporters to a warehouse. Use this metro's median for someone new, and the 75th for someone who already knows the building.
License and training
No state licenses orderlies. Employers train on lifting, infection control, and patient privacy. Some ask for basic life support.
Questions
Do orderlies need a license?
No state license is required. Employers train on the job, and some also ask for a basic life support card.
Where can the job lead?
Many orderlies move into CNA, patient care tech, or nursing roles once they know the hospital.
Metros
- Birmingham, AL
- Anchorage, AK
- Phoenix, AZ
- Little Rock, AR
- Bakersfield, CA
- Fresno, CA
- Los Angeles, CA
- Modesto, CA
- Riverside, CA
- Sacramento, CA
- San Diego, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- San Jose, CA
- Santa Maria, CA
- Santa Rosa, CA
- Boulder, CO
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Denver, CO
- Fort Collins, CO
- Bridgeport, CT
- Hartford, CT
- Norwich, CT
- Waterbury, CT
- Washington, DC
- Deltona, FL
- Jacksonville, FL
- Miami, FL
- North Port, FL
- Orlando, FL
- Palm Bay, FL
- Pensacola, FL
- Port St. Lucie, FL
- Tampa, FL
- Atlanta, GA
- Augusta-Richmond County, GA
- Columbus, GA
- Macon-Bibb County, GA
- Savannah, GA
- Warner Robins, GA
- Urban Honolulu, HI
- Boise City, ID
- Chicago, IL
- Rockford, IL
- Evansville, IN
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Indianapolis, IN
- South Bend, IN
- Des Moines, IA
- Louisville, KY
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Lafayette, LA
- Monroe, LA
- New Orleans, LA
- Shreveport, LA
- Baltimore, MD
- Hagerstown, MD
- Boston, MA
- Worcester, MA
- Detroit, MI
- Flint, MI
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Traverse City, MI
- Minneapolis, MN
- Rochester, MN
- Gulfport, MS
- Hattiesburg, MS
- Jackson, MS
- Kansas City, MO
- St. Louis, MO
- Las Vegas, NV
- Atlantic City, NJ
- Trenton, NJ
- Albuquerque, NM
- Albany, NY
- Buffalo, NY
- Kiryas Joel, NY
- New York, NY
- Rochester, NY
- Syracuse, NY
- Utica, NY
- Charlotte, NC
- Fayetteville, NC
- Greensboro, NC
- Raleigh, NC
- Winston-Salem, NC
- Akron, OH
- Canton, OH
- Cincinnati, OH
- Cleveland, OH
- Columbus, OH
- Toledo, OH
- Youngstown, OH
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Tulsa, OK
- Portland, OR
- Allentown, PA
- Altoona, PA
- Harrisburg, PA
- Philadelphia, PA
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Reading, PA
- York, PA
- Providence, RI
- Florence, SC
- Greenville, SC
- Chattanooga, TN
- Kingsport, TN
- Memphis, TN
- Nashville, TN
- Austin, TX
- Dallas, TX
- El Paso, TX
- Houston, TX
- McAllen, TX
- San Antonio, TX
- Richmond, VA
- Virginia Beach, VA
- Seattle, WA
- Green Bay, WI
- Milwaukee, WI